Gmail Shortcuts.md

Gmail style shortcuts for MailMate

Based on the shortcuts list at https://support.google.com/mail/answer/6594.

Legend

Mark	Description
✓	Available
✘	No plan to implement or not currently applicable to MailMate
blank	Not yet implemented

Single-keys

Shortcut Key	Action	Description	Available?
c	Compose	Allows you to compose a new message.	✓
d	Compose in a new tab	Opens a compose window in a new tab.	✘
/	Search	Puts your cursor in the search box.	✓
k	Move to newer conversation	Opens or moves your cursor to a more recent conversation. You can hit ↩ to expand or collapse a message.	✓
j	Move to older conversation	Opens or moves your cursor to the next oldest conversation. You can hit ↩ to expand or collapse a message.	✓
n	Newer message	In 'Conversation view', moves your cursor to the newer message. You can hit ↩ to expand or collapse a message.	✓
p	Previous message	In 'Conversation view', moves your cursor to the older message. You can hit ↩ to expand or collapse a message.	✓
`	Go to next inbox section	If you use an inbox style with tabs or sections, you can quickly navigate to the next section.	✓
~	Go to previous inbox section	If you use an inbox style with tabs or sections, you can quickly navigate to the previous section.	✓
o or ↩	Open	Opens your conversation. Also expands or collapses a message if you are in 'Conversation View.'	✓
u	Return to conversation list	Refreshes your page and returns you to the inbox, or list of conversations.	✓
e	Archive	Archive your conversation from any view.	✓
m	Mute	Archives the conversation, and all future messages skip the Inbox unless sent or cc'd directly to you. Learn more.	✓
x	Select conversation	Automatically checks and selects a conversation so that you can archive, apply a label, or choose an action from the drop-down menu to apply to that conversation.	✘
s	Star a message or conversation	Adds or removes a star to a message or conversation. Stars allow you to give a message or conversation a special status.	✓
+	Mark as important	Helps Gmail learn what's important to you by marking misclassified messages. (Specific to Priority Inbox)
-	Mark as unimportant	Helps Gmail learn what's not important to you by marking misclassified messages. (Specific to Priority Inbox)
!	Report spam	Marks a message as spam and removes it from your conversation list.	✓
r	Reply	Replies to the message sender. ⇧ + r allows you to reply to a message in a new window. (Only applicable in 'Conversation View.')	✓
a	Reply all	Replies to all message recipients. ⇧ + a allows you to reply to all message recipients in a new window. (Only applicable in 'Conversation View.')	✓
f	Forward	Forwards a message. ⇧ + f allows you to forward a message in a new window. (Only applicable in 'Conversation View.')	✓
⎋	Escape from input field	Removes the cursor from your current input field.	✓
⌘ + s	Save draft	Saves the current text as a draft when composing a message. Hold the Ctrl/⌘ key while pressing s and make sure your cursor is in one of the text fields -- either the composition pane, or any of the To, CC, BCC, or Subject fields -- when using this shortcut.	✓
#	Delete	Moves the conversation to Trash.	✓
l	Label	Opens the Labels menu to label a conversation.
v	Move to	Moves the conversation from the inbox to a different label, Spam or Trash.
⇧ + i	Mark as read	Marks your message as 'read' and skip to a newer message.	✓
⇧ + u	Mark as unread	Marks your message as 'unread' so you can go back to it later.	✓
[	Removes from current view and previous	Removes the current view's label from your conversation and moves to the older one.
]	Removes from current view and next	Removes the current view's label from your conversation and moves to the newer one.
{	Archive and previous	Archives the current conversation and moves to the older one.
}	Archive and next	Archives the current conversation and moves to the next one.
z	Undo	Undoes your previous action, if possible (works for actions with an 'undo' link).	✓
⇧ + n	Update current conversation	Updates your current conversation when there are new messages.
q	Move cursor to chat search	Moves your cursor directly to the chat search box.	✘
y	Remove from Current View*	Automatically removes the message or conversation from your current view.	✓
		From 'Inbox,' 'y' means Archive	✓
		From 'Starred,' 'y' means Unstar	✘
		From 'Trash,' 'y' means Move to inbox	✘
		From any label, 'y' means Remove the label	✘
		* 'y' has no effect if you're in 'Spam,' 'Sent,' or 'All Mail.'	✘
.	Show more actions	Displays the 'More Actions' drop-down menu.	✘
,	Moves cursor to the first button in your Gmail toolbar	Displays the 'More Actions' drop-down menu.	✘
⌘ + Down arrow	Opens options in Chat	⌘ + Down arrow moves from edit field in your chat window to select the 'Video and more' menu	✘
		Next, press ⇥ to select the emoticon menu	✘
		Press ↩ to open the selected menu	✘

Combo-keys

Shortcut Key	Action	Description	Available?
⇥ then ↩	Send message	After composing your message, use this combination to send it.	✘
y then o	Archive and next	Archives your conversation and moves to the next one.	✓
g then a	Go to 'All Mail'	Takes you to 'All Mail,' the storage site for all mail you've ever sent or received (and have not deleted).
g then s	Go to 'Starred'	Takes you to all conversations you have starred.	✓
g then c	Go to 'Contacts'	Takes you to your Contacts list.
g then d	Go to 'Drafts'	Takes you to all drafts you have saved.	✓
g then l	Go to 'Label'	Takes you to the search box with the "label:" operator filled in for you.	✓
g then i	Go to 'Inbox'	Returns you to the inbox.	✓
g then t	Go to 'Sent Mail'	Takes you to all mail you've sent.	✓
* then a	Select all	Selects all mail.	✓
* then n	Select none	Deselects all mail.	✓
* then r	Select read	Selects all mail you've read.	✓
* then u	Select unread	Selects all unread mail.	✓
* then s	Select starred	Selects all starred mail.	✓
* then t	Select unstarred	Selects all unstarred mail.	✓

Composing

Shortcut Key	Action	Description	Available?
⌘ + ↩	Send message	After composing your message, use this combination to send it.	✓
⌘ + .	Advance to next window	Use this shortcut to move the cursor to the next chat or compose window, or to the main window.
⌘ + ,	Go to previous window	Use this shortcut to move the cursor to the previous chat or compose window, or to the main window.
⌘ + ⇧ + c	Add Cc recipients	While composing, takes you to the Cc field to add new recipients.
⌘ + ⇧ + b	Add Bcc recipients	While composing, takes you to the Bcc field to add new blind recipients.
⌘ + ⇧ + f	Change "from" address	While composing, takes you to the From field to change your sending address. This shortcut only works if you have configured additional sending addresses.